Apps and online care
MindShift CBT vs Brightside Health
They differ on 8 of 10 things we check. No winner here: the better one is the one that fits what you need and how you'd pay.
MindShift CBT
MindShift CBT gives you CBT tools for anxiety, such as a thought journal, coping statements and step-by-step plans for facing fears.
Brightside Health
You complete an online assessment, then see a prescriber by video once a month, a therapist weekly, or both, and message your care team in between.
Where they differ
- Kind of help
- MindShift CBT: An app I use on my own
- Brightside Health: A therapist, Medication
- Good for
- MindShift CBT: Adults with everyday worry, social anxiety or panic who want free CBT self-help tools; People in CBT for anxiety who want to practise thought records and exposure between sessions
- Brightside Health: Adults with depression or anxiety who want medication management by video; People who want therapy and psychiatry from the same service
- Probably not for
- MindShift CBT: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988 (in Canada, call or text 9-8-8)
- Brightside Health: Anyone in crisis: call or text 988
- Cost
- MindShift CBT: Free
- Brightside Health: Copay with insurance; $95/month psychiatry or $299/month therapy self-pay
- How you pay
- MindShift CBT: Free
- Brightside Health: Insurance
- Where
- MindShift CBT: iPhone, Android
- Brightside Health: iPhone, Android, Web
- Privacy
- MindShift CBT: Grade B+
- Brightside Health: Grade C
- HIPAA
- MindShift CBT: Not stated
- Brightside Health: Yes
The same for both: research (some research support), sells your data (no).
In crisis or thinking about suicide? In the US, call or text 988. This page is information from our reviews, not medical advice.